Pocket-size manicure case



Sept. 19, 1950 B. KEND POCKET-SIZE MANICURE CASE Fiied Au 14, 1948 IN V EN TOR. BARBARA KEND Patented Sept. 19, 1950 r UNITED PATENT OFFICE 11f I POKET-SIZE MANIGURE CASE Barbara-fiend; Brooklyn, N. Y., assi'g-nor to Kenro Company, Philadelphia, Pa..- a firm. composed of? Walter Rosenblatt andJliarbara Kend:

Application August 14, 1948, SerialNo. 44270 I I This invention relates to new and useful improvements in manicure kits, and, more particularly, the aim is to provide a novel and valuable set of manicure implements all pivotally carried by and adapted to be variously fully pocketed in an elongate case, whereby between uses of the device the'latterisa; light-weight entityofexcee'dingly small dimensions such as may always be carried ina small pocketbook, yet-with-said case so-constituted that it may act as a'comfortable and efficient handle in regard to any particular implement singly extended-"from the case at any one time.

' According to the invention, further, each implement has a field of swing'independent of that of any other implement, and while as many as five or more implements 'may be present, their ments being pivoted on a common axis also extended transversely of the length of the case but at right angles to the first-named axis, with one of said two last-named implements having-a plane of swing displaced from that of the other. The implement having its working end of spatulate character WllLbBIOW be. calledthespatula used for pushing back the cuticle of the nail, and the implement having its working end somewhat pointed, this particularly for cleaning under-a finger-naih will below. be called. the-cleaner.

The combination above summarized permits a one-piece case to be provided which may be practicably and inexpensively molded: from a. suitable synthetic resin or plastic; and the provisionof such a; feature is one of the major advantages of the invention, as is also the molding from a suitable synthetic resin or plastic of the spatula and cleaner. The emery boards may be standard such boards, cut to appropriate length and. width.

With each of the aforesaid pivotal axes near one of the two ends of the case, and with all the implements long enough to extend over a distance considerably more than half the length of the case, a single indentation or recessing is able to be 2 provided onthe case, this desirably in the form 0! a shallow annular groove running around the case at about midway between its ends, whereby'each of different portions of the groove located at points spaced along the direction of extension of the groove'aflords access to a particularimplement for finger-nail grip thereon for'easy swinging of said implement out of its pocket for pro:-

'jection as desired from the case.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of'the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the variousnovel features crane invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an emhodimento'f the invention as now favored. I

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof, looking, toward the right in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar View, looking in Fig. 1. V p v Fig. 4 is also a side elevation, but. after the device has been rotated, from its disposition in Fig. 1, through inthe direction of the arrow. 4 of Fig. 2. 4

Fig. 5 also. is a side elevation, but. after the device has been rotated, from its disposition. in Fig. 1, through 90 in the direction of thearrow 50f Fig. 2-. r

Fig. 6 is a view as in. Fig. 5-, butfwith all. parts omitted except the case.

Fig. Z is. a transverse. section, taken ontheli-ne 1! of Fig. 6. a i

Fig. 8 is. a perspective view of the device, with all its implements partially swung outfromtheir pocketingcsl'ots the case.

Fig; 9 is a top plan. view of the spatula.

Fig. is aside elevation thereof;

Fig. 11 is a top plan. view" of the cleaner.

Fig. 12' i'sa side elevation thereof.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail view, being-a. section taken on the line l'3--l3 of'Fig'. '4.

. "Fig. 14 is a'viewcorresponding toFig. 3,:bn't illustrating a modification. 3

Referring to the drawings more in detail, the case is marked '20, the cleaner 2| and the spatula 22. Each of the several emery boards, of which three are shown in the present instance, is marked 23.

As will be noted, the case 20 is elongate and generally cylindrical with substantially hemispherically rounded opposite ends. The case 20 toward the left is markedly pleasingly slenderized, despite its very short length.

The boards 23 are normally pocketed in a single straight slot 24, running from one end of the case to near its opposite end. All the boards are matchingly apertured near one end and a hollow rivet 25 is applied for swingably mounting the boards so that any desired one thereof may be seen in Fig. 7) is in the same plane with the top of the slot 26. The compartment 28 has its top levelwith the top of the slot 21 and its bottom level withlthe bottom of the slot 26, and this compartment is of a height twice that of either slot-26 and 27; these slots being of like height.

, Said compartment 28 provides a housing for the. circularly enlarged inner ends 29 and 30 of, respectively, the implements 2| and 22. With. such end of one of these implements offset to one side of its general direction of extension, and with such end of the other of these implements similarly offset to the other side of its general direction of extension, said enlarged ends may bematchingly aligned with each other (as shown in-Fig. 3) and with the adjacent rounded end of the case 20 '(as shown in Figs. 4 and and then with said implements 2| and 22 fully pocketed in their slots 26 and 21. Each of said implement ends 29 and 32 is apertured as shown, with each of these apertures centered about the inner end of the radius defining the arcuately curved edge of the end 29 or 30.

.-,,With the said implements 2| and 22 fully pocketed in their slots 26 and 21, the apertures just-mentioned line up with an aperture 3| through the case above the compartment 28 and also with alike aperture 32 through the case below said compartment. By way of these aperpayee swung out of its slot.

" At about midway along the length of the case 2!), the same as herein shown is provided with a "shallow annular groove 34, whereby any one of the implements may be finger-nail gripped for swing out of its slot.- Ordinarily, all the emery boards 23 may swing out together for some distance,'at which time the selected one may be held and the others pushed back into the slot 24.

It is .to be understood that the implements 21 and 22 may be swung to open position by merely pressing against the respective enlarged inner ends 29 and 3|] of the implements.

Referring to Fig. 14, a substitute for the rivet 25 is illustrated as comprising a headed stud 35 tubular 'at its end opposite its head and there 6 internally threaded, and a headed screw 36 the shank of which is threaded to match the thread in the stud. For a balanced decorative effect, the head of the screw is shown as of the same size as the head of the stud. The case, here marked 20, is in all respects like the case 20, except that the aperture through the case for receiving the parts 35 and 36 is counterbored at opposite ends to an extent properly to accommodate the stud head and the screw head. By this arrangement, a new emery board 23 may readily be substituted for a worn one. No such provision need be made in connection with the rivet for pivotally mounting the implements 2| and 22, as these, made of synthetic resin or plastic, have no real limit upon their useful life. The making of these implements of synthetic resin or plastic is a feature of the invention which should be emphasized; as there are many synthetic resins or plastics now commercially available which are capable of being given a smooth, satiny finish equal to if not more satisfactory than the finish obtainable in the case even of orange wood, heretofore used for manicure sticks. Such a synthetic resin or plastic, moreover, cannot splinter or become fibrously fuzzy after long use, as is to be expected with so-called orange sticks.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

In an article of the class described having a one-piece case formed with a narrow slot extended in from one end thereof but stopped short of the other end thereof, the case being formed with slots on diametrically opposite sides of the firstmentioned slot and extended in from the other end of the case and stopped short of the one end of the case, the case being formed with a compartment extended in from the other end thereof and stopped short of the inner end of the firstmentioned slot and communicating with the adjacent ends of said latter-mentioned slots, an implement in each of said latter-mentioned slots, and means pivotally connecting said implements to the case for pivotal movement relative to the case on a common axis passing through the case at right angles to the first-mentioned slot, the casing intermediate of its ends being provided with an annular groove-like depression intercepting said slots.

BARBARA KEND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,015,026 Jackson et al. Jan. 16, 1912 5 l 1,312,653 Watro-us Aug. 12, 1919 2,260,141. Hanle Oct. 21, 1941 

